BCS
How to take down the BCS
It’s easy to see why the BCS is one of the worst things that’s ever happened to college football. The vast majority of fans agree that it needs to be changed or completely replaced. There exist differing views regarding what system should replace the BCS, and of those, Sloppy Joe’s is one of the best. However, [...]
Another idiotic response from Bill Hancock
Bill Hancock is charged with the task of defending something that is utterly indefensible. So it should be no surprise that his responses to valid criticism of this defunct system are becoming more and more desperate. As William Wilberforce says in the movie, “Amazing Grace,” if he “continues to scrape the bottom of the barrel, [...]
Will the MWC become a BCS conference?
There is a lot of speculation right now about expansion and realignment, but no one seems to be noticing that fact that we are now halfway through a four year BCS cycle. What is that exactly? No one really knows that the 6 automatic qualifying conferences aren’t always a lock to be that way. Every [...]
BCS to Congress: Back Off
Bill Hancock, executive director of the BCS, has a message for Congress: Back off! Representatives from Congress sent a letter to the BCS, inquiring as to how the system works, how revenue is distributed, etc. The BCS responded this week to Congress and told them university presidents, conference commissioners, coaches and athletic directors will work [...]
An Anti-Playoff Argument Debunked and Refuted
I’ve got to say thanks to a reader named Ike for this one. He found a fabulously idiotic anti-playoff column that was posted at the Aiken Standard. (Read the stupidity in its entirety here.) Anyway, this one was so outrageous it just had to be addressed. I know what you’re thinking, what could be better [...]
